Leave it to an entrepreneur to dream up something to do with key
lime juice besides making pie.

In her submission to our
Indie Merchant Holiday Gift Guide, Kathy Varricchio of St.
Petersburg, Fla., says she planted a key lime tree several years
ago, and wound up with "gallons and gallons" of key lime juice in
the freezer. "Since it takes very little juice to make a key lime
pie, we needed to create something special with all of the
wonderfully tangy juice," she wrote.

Varricchio credits her husband, Dennis, with whipping up a recipe
for key lime BBQ sauce, which the couple gave away as gifts for
several years to "ever hungry" friends and family. "After hearing
over and over again that we really needed to sell this wonderful
sauce, Reva Foods was born," she says. Each
bottle now sells for $6.

An extra bonus: Dennis’ Key Lime BBQ Sauce contains no fat, is
low in sodium, and has no preservatives, additives or
high-fructose corn syrup, she says. And it can be used on
everything from chicken to fish, as a marinade, a glaze or a
dipping sauce. What else can we say, except….yum.

Check back tomorrow to see which indie merchant's gift we've
selected for Day No. 11. And don't forget to vote for your
favorite, starting Dec. 12.